Mars and Its Ancient Meanings

Episode 318 features a discussion with astrologer Sylvi Osland about what Mars means in astrology, where we talk about the significations of the planet and especially what it means in a birth chart. Mars is generally said to signify things like action, impulsiveness, forcefulness, assertiveness, fighting, anger, war, severing, separation, inflammation, intercourse, fires, discord, robbery, and courage. This is the fifth episode in our series on the planets in astrology, where we do a deep dive into the meaning of each of the planets, by reading through some passages from ancient and modern astrologers to anchor the discussion. The passages we read through this time included astrologers such as Porphyry of Tyre, Vettius Valens, Abu Ma’shar, William Lilly, Reinhold Ebertin, Steven Forrest, and Richard Tarnas. You can find more information about Sylvi on their website: SylviOslandAstrology.com This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Timestamps Here are some timestamps for topics covered at different points in the episode: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:54 Sylvi's background 00:02:22 Mars diagram 00:03:46 Content warning 00:06:40 Porphyry significations 00:12:22 Mars in the night sky 00:14:20 Mars and redheads 00:16:11 Iamblichus significations 00:19:17 Venus Mars contrast 00:23:00 Fighters with Mars in detriment 00:24:53 Ares: God of War 00:30:50 Mars as "ride or die" friend 00:32:17 Valens significations 00:37:50 Preparing for a Mars transit 00:40:00 Mars Saturn analogy 00:41:40 Valens significations part 2 00:53:26 Abu Ma'shar significations 01:00:20 Mars Mercury 01:05:12 Dignified malefics 01:09:09 Sylvi's Chart 01:10:40 Sect 01:13:45 Remediation 01:18:09 Mars and the Body 01:20:46 William Lilly significations 01:27:51 Courage 01:31:42 Machine gun vs. sniper rifle analogy 01:33:51 Obscenity and Swearing 01:36:48 Defiance 01:39:22 Reinhold Ebertin significations 01:42:00 Vitality 01:46:55 Mars in Capricorn and Mediation 01:48:35 Detriment vs. Fall 01:49:48 Steven Forrest significations 01:53:26 Trump - Mars conjunct Ascendant 01:55:27 Mars in 1st - health problems, injuries 02:01:10 Tattoos 02:02:07 Richard Tarnas significations 02:04:46 Mars Mercury 02:08:22 Mars Moon 02:11:49 Mars Sun 02:14:40 Mars Venus 02:17:34 Sex and Sexuality 02:23:04 Mars Jupiter 02:29:00 Mars Saturn 02:32:38 Mars Uranus 02:37:02 Mars Neptune 02:41:00 Mars Pluto 02:44:43 Mars synodic cycle 02:50:10 Mars in the 1st House 02:52:18 Mars in the 2nd House 02:55:29 Mars in the 3rd House 02:58:39 Mars in the 4th House 03:01:05 Mars in the 5th House 03:03:15 Mars in the 6th House 03:06:37 Mars in the 7th House 03:10:34 Mars in the 8th House 03:14:14 Mars in the 9th House 03:18:15 Mars in the 10th House 03:21:35 Mars in the 11th House 03:25:10 Mars in the 12th House 03:32:45 Sylvi's work and contact info 03:36:04 Closing Remarks Watch the Video Version of This Episode on Mars Watch the video version of this episode on the meaning of Mars here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QavCb5e4QPA - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 318 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can either play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below: